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    Santos Notes in NCM 104


    U-Pang PEN Nursing Management and Leadership
    BSN IV-P18/07-2409/2010 Prelims

    Lesson 7 Leadership Styles 2.2 Disadvantages of Democratic Management Style


    ➢ Decision becomes lengthy process
    1. Autocratic/Authoritarian ➢ Coworkers not confident in participating in
     Manager makes most of the decisions in decision making
    isolation ➢ Employees may think manager is not
     Found in bureaucratic organizations that capable to DM
    reinforce centrality of authority and reliance ➢ Employees think they are made to do
    upon formal rules something they are not paid for
     Managers issue orders and expect to be ➢ If decision not implemented employees think
    obeyed their time is wasted
     Authority derives from position power tied to
    official hierarchical title 3. Laissez-Faire
     Authoritarian managers will have  Permissive management
    subordinate support if they are involved in  Least structure and control
    overall goals and process  Requires coworkers to make own goals,
     Strong control is maintained decisions
     Others are motivated by coercion  Managers provide maximum support
     Others are directed with command and freedom for workers
     Communication is downwards  Provision of little or no direction
     “I” and “You”  Communication upward and downward
     Punitive criticism  DM is dispersed throughout group
     Criticism withheld
    1.1 Advantages of Autocratic/Authoritarian
     Results to well-defined group actions 3.1 Advantages of Laissez-Faire
     Decision making can be done expeditiously  Providing maximum support and
     Appropriate when immediate action is freedom
    needed  Allows practice of high levels of
     Authoritarian managers will have independence
    subordinate support if they are involved in
    overall goals and process 3.2 Disadvantages of Laissez-Faire
     Not possible to let workers arrive at an
    1.2 Disadvantages individual decisions about patient care
     Subordinates don’t have stake in  Because of multidisciplinary care,
    achievement/failure of management goals decision must be centralized
     Employee may subvert goals
     Managers issue orders and expect to be
    obeyed
     Authority derives from position power tied to
    official hierarchical title

    2. Democratic Management Style


    ➢ Involves subordinates in decision making
    ➢ Democratic managers see themselves as
    coworkers
    ➢ Stresses importance of communication and
    consensus
    ➢ Promotes autonomy and growth
    ➢ Manager leads by providing information,
    suggesting direction and being supportive of
    coworkers
    ➢ Function best in less centralized and where
    there is less reliance on formal rules and
    policies
    ➢ Emphasis “We”
    ➢ Constructive criticism

    2.1 Advantages of Democratic Management Style


    ➢ Coworkers are consulted
    ➢ Coworkers have input on decision making
    ➢ Employees are involved in all the processes
    prior to decision making
    ➢ It is appropriate if decision at hand does not
    require urgent action

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    consequence, directly or indirectly, to the use and application of any of the contents of this work.

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